Coronavirus update: U.S. death toll edges toward 117,000; and Oklahoma is one of 9 states that are still setting case records
June 17, 2020 at 11:15 AM EDT
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus illness COVID-19 edged close to 117,000 on Wednesday, amid reports that nine states are recording either single day record numbers of cases or their highest seven-day new case averages, indicating they are not managing to contain the spread.
